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![An injured woman reacts after identifying a member of her family among the dead at the al-Maamadani hospital, following an Israeli strike that killed more than 90 people on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City, on August 10, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2165599636-400x300.jpg)
Israel Kills 100 in Gaza School Hours After Biden Approves $3.5B in Military Aid
Scores of civilian men, women and children were massacred Saturday, the latest result of the continued flow of US arms.
![A Palestinian woman walks amid the rubbles of a building destroyed in the Israeli attacks in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on August 7, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2165173646-2-400x300.jpg)
Israel’s Genocidal Violence Must Be Stopped — Before It’s Too Late
We must oppose the decimation of Palestine in every way we can, for all humanity's sake.
![Demonstrators at a pro-Palestinian encampment hold up a Palestinian flag on the campus of the University of Chicago on May 3, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2151329985-400x300.jpg)
Landmark Lawsuit Takes Canary Mission to Court for Doxxing Palestine Advocates
CAIR Chicago has filed a federal lawsuit against the shadowy pro-Israel website under Illinois's new anti-doxxing law.
![Famine in Sudan: Activist Marine Alneel Says International Community Must Act](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/Seg3-faminedisplacedsplit-400x300.jpg)
Activist: Pay Attention to the Sudanese People and Not the 2 Warring Parties
You can’t end the famine through the same factions that “are killing us and causing us to starve,” says Marine Alneel.
![Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris reacts as her running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks at Temple University's Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 6, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0807-kamala-harris-u-400x300.jpg)
In Roll Call Vote, Uncommitted Delegates Choose Palestinian Victims Over Harris
The 29 delegates from eight states took part in a virtual vote to protest Harris’s complicity in US support for Israel.
![A Palestinian stands on the rubble of destroyed buildings as he looks at the a pool of stagnant water in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on July 19, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0805-gaza-w-400x300.jpg)
There Are Over 100,000 Cases of Hepatitis B in Gaza, Report Says
Hepatitis B can cause lifetime liver problems, including cancer, and is spread through bodily fluids like blood.
![An internally displaced woman carries aids in sacks after collecting from a group at a camp in Gadaref on May 12, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0801-south-sudan-400x300.jpg)
Famine Officially Declared in Sudan, Affecting Half a Million People
The threshold for an official famine declaration is extremely high, showing the urgent need for action.
![Judges attend a public session of the International Court of Justice at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the Netherlands, on July 19, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0801-icj-400x300.jpg)
UN Experts Call for Israel Arms Embargo to End Illegal Occupation of Palestine
Outside pressure is crucial to ensuring Israel comply with ICJ orders to end the occupation, they said.
![Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent Ismail Al Ghoul is pictured in photo provided by the network. Al Ghoul and and Al Jazeera cameraman Rami Al Rifi were killed in a targeted attack by the Israeli military on July 31, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0731-press-400x300.jpg)
Israel Kills Al Jazeera Journalists Ismail Al-Ghoul and Rami Al-Rifi in Gaza
The pair were widely known for their coverage of northern Gaza amid Israel’s genocide.
![Israeli forces detain a number of Palestinians as they raid Tulkarm refugee camp in Tulkarm, West Bank, on January 18, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0731-detain-400x300.jpg)
UN Report Details Vast, Systemic Torture of Palestinians in Israeli Detention
Israeli forces are arbitrarily imprisoning at least 9,400 Palestinians, including children, the UN found.